敬

meaningawe, respect, honor, revere

On'yomi
ケイ、キョウ
Kun'yomi
うやま.う
Strokes
12
Taught in
Japanese grade 6
Frequency
#1078 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

敬
  • 敬称けいしょうhonorific title
  • 敬意けいいrespect
  • 尊敬そんけいrespect
  • 敬遠けいえんpretending to respect while in fact staying distant
  • 敬老けいろうrespect for the aged
  • 敬語けいごhonorific
  • 失敬しっけいrudeness
  • 敬ううやまうto show respect for

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